The UAE is preparing to phase out its Dassault Mirage 2000-9s in favor of the Rafale. The first of its 80 Rafales on order is flying in France.
Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
Long-established defense assumptions about the Gulf region are in flux. Buyers are exploring new industrial relationships, conflicts have exposed weaknesses in existing defenses, and military budget growth that often outpaced the wider market has largely flatlined. Defense spending in the region is...
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